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JLPT N26画 · 6 strokesradical

tray, Buddhist festival

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ボン
  • ハン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • もと
  • ぼん

Meanings across languages

English
tray, Buddhist festival
Tiếng Việt
khay, lễ hội Phật giáo
日本語
盆, お盆

Common compounds

  • 盆栽ぼんさいbonsai
  • お盆おぼんObon (Buddhist festival to honor the spirits of ancestors)
  • 盆地ぼんちbasin, depression
  • 盆踊りぼんおどりBon dance (traditional dance during Obon festival)

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